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Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1858-04-13

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' J..'. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, APR. 13, 1858. VOL IV. NO. i ,. , , -w.tr n . " ivy "' ; "i; . ri .... , If THE IIEAHT'S GUESTS. tyb.eu age baieast Its shadows ' ' O'er life'i declining way, ' . And the evenlnj twilight gather! . , Bound our departing day Then we iba.lt lit and ponder '. On the dim and shadowy pait J Within the hearl'i stilt chamber! The guest ihall gather fait. the friends in youth we cherished ," Shall come to us once more, Again to hold communion - . As In the dnys of yore. . . J Thoy may be stern and ombrej , They may be young and fairj But the heart will hare Its chambers! The gnouts shall gather there. How shall it be, my sisters! ' Who, then, shall be our gnestt How shall it be, my brothers? When Ufa's shadow on us resist ' Shall we not, midst the silenoe, ' ' In accents soft and low, then hear familiar voioes, And words of long agot ' ' 'Shall we not see dear faces, Sweet smiling as of old? Till the mists of that still chamber Are sunset clouds of gold? When age has oat it shadow! O'er life's declining way, And the evening twilight gather! Hound cur departing day? TII15 GBEAT AWAKENING. We concern that a re .g.ous movement , which engages a dozen states, ana MeaKSj down the walls of sects, and attracts the at-1 tention of a nation, becomes legitimately the subject ofcomment in tbe secular newspapers, a. Burnug renim u4 ,n 3ny of the communities wnicn we ive- jiublican reaches, and promises to pervaoe an classes, all sects and all conditions ot men. The phenomena which appear are peculiar, and to say nothing of the Christian and humanitarian aspects which they present, cannot fail to be of interest to the plilosopher. A disposition to religious contemplation and --.I ..nnn jMmwil,nif ttfforA St ill """" V 7 aware. A general prayer meeting proj)cu ly those who catch the signs of the on-com-1 ing influence ; the doors are tremblingly open- d ; and before we can express our wonder, very seat is full. Men and women, some of whom woitld seem to have been religiously dead for years, are there. There is evidently a deep interest The hymn goes up heartily, and then springs forth from eloquently or untrained lips a simple prayer. There is no study in it. Taere.is no nice measuring of phrases. ; It is a petition, coming from a heart oppressed with a senseof need, and oporessed with natural fervor. Then one after another rises and says a few words of exhortation' and the prayers and the hyms mingle in with wonderful sponUniety, until the hour is j exhausted. There is no noise, no exuiieuicui, nothing but deep and decided interest. They separate and as they pass along the street to resume their business, sme carry faces of earnest solemnity, and others of undisguised and grateful joy. We say that these phenomena ae such as may well engage the attention of every philosopher. Let him look at them. Let him explain them Is this movement a disease an epjd ' Jc disease of the mind ? Diseases produce onlv bad results. That which makes a man more spiritual, which calls him out of his selfishness, which revivifies his moral na- j ture and brings him into legitimate relations j with God and men, can hardly be called disease. Diseases bring disorder, but this! bringsharmony. Sectarian names are torgot- ln and neonta coma together simply as nMAa.Aa oimnlir an Christians. This is what reformers have been laboring for as a measure of health. There is no disease about it. At least we "think there is not Is it delusion ? Do de-lusions fly in the air? Do they usually seize upon the best minds T Are they apt to get such a hold upon infidels and prize fighters, against their wishes and their effort, so as to transform them into believers and meek, humble, teachable men ? Do delusions take men from their business and their sensual pleasures, and make them ineffably happy in self-abnegation, and self-devotion to the worK of making' men better ? This is certainly not ' the usual course with delusions. Delusions ! are apt to make men worse to give reign to passion, and excuse te appetite. That, we believe, is the history of delusions the world over. They dp not. improve people. It is against nature and reason that they should. Ib u a sham ? Is it a humbug ? We pot, Men do not put inemseives out -ay. for shams. Besides,' a cause, is this . 1 rhatever it I Ay be. which nenas oeiore n a whole of " lu" forest; which stills paion d abates the ad pursuit ( gain, and ?lrm. MP"" and immoral life, a-d forces the relinquishment of opinions, proudly and persiste.itl held through a long life, by ther force thwn that f argument, which makes children ot wise and wise men of children, which pushed ut f eight .sectarian prejudice, and melts rbohi communities into a sympathetic mass of. mind, must be something more than a bam. Men do not get in earnest over what they believe to be shams. Men of character like a great multitude of those who engage a this movement are not tbe ones to engage in the perpetratioo of shams. They are above it. ' : ' ''' What is it ? We stall undertake to an-swer this definitely. It is enough for us to express the conviction that it is neither an ' epidemic disease, nor a deUiion, nor a humbug, and that there is something really great snd good in it. nl. anouirh for at te assert i .... u.iuf thei it ia a legitimate movement, whose reaulU einnot fail to be of incaleult We 1 benefit to 1J those communities which be . come the scenes of its phenomena. A revival of religious interest in t community or coun try, given, U ours is, to headlong pursuit of money, fa' a good thing, and all good things come from Heaven. A revival of religious interest is as legitimate as the revival of any interest. . It takes extraordinary1 'interest to reach ex-traordinary results, in anything. The Christian church of this country has been extraor dinarily dead for years. ' The breeze that is passing over it now sets it bowing, and quiy. ering, and whispering with awakening life, as the wind moves the wheatflold. There has been extraordinary prostitution of henoi and honesty in politics. There has been extraor dinary' corruption in business. There has been extraordinary swindling through base less schemes of speculation. There has been an amount of extravagance and luxury. There has been an extraordinary amount of wicked' ness of every sort, and to counteract and cor rect all this must take some extraordinary means. Accordingly, there is an extraordi nary influence abroad, an extraordinary in terest excited, and an extraordinary course of procedure quiet and natural enough has . been instituted. Last fall there swept over the country a creat business revulsion. We did not know exactly where it came from. Some said "pa-! . per money," some " tariff," some " over-im- j yoai even unto the wine of the land of France-! portation,'' and all said " panic." The thing 7 . . j hi. mrv.nu unto the Castle passed the sea. and then it was not paper moneyi nor tariff( nor over.importation, bull jt wft8 something else, mixed with atfreat deal I of pani0i The wftg dec,ared t0 u th, i mQgt genseie8S thing in the wor)d , but every-1 j My feU and ft great many wen5 ruined by Exactly what tnat panic was we naven-i i,, yeti buti 8omehow, it went every where like thig reviTal we are havit)g now We are inclined to think, notwithstanding the impression to the contrary which exists in the minds of some, that there is a Ood, and that he is somewhat interested in the affairs of men. We are inclined to think that he sometimes adopts extraordinary measures to ' . . ..... 1 1 i : bnr.g a nation to us senses, ana Keep it on , the rfght track If thig the we do flot exactiy soe how he could have managed j thig affair bett;r than he hag done. It )ooks tQ ug marvelously like a matter 0f design of j mog jngyQig,,); and beneficent design. We are all trying to start off in business again. We have been brought to our senses, and just in this time, come the awakening and the revival to bid us begin upon a better foundation, and go into life again with a new spirit. It is not our province to preach or to exhort, but we very frankly express the opinion that the more of our people who put themselves in the way of the influences which no w prevail, the better. We have yet to see the first man who has sustained damage by jng at heart, and in life, a Christian. You old sinners, who have led a hard and careless lite, put yourselves in the way of good. Go into the prayer meetings. Ihey will not hurt you. You yoang men, upon whom life is opening, you whose characters are forming, it w!ll not harm you to incorpo- .... ., fit i i rate into your li.o tne uru.u - the contrary, it will do you a world of good. You men of middle ago, you hard drinkers, you swearers, you licentious men, you scof- fing men, you double-dea.'ing men, all of you Imilt in iinon the nraver meetine, and see how j v0 Your friends in other places gre dojng jt and themselves benefitted, Qur .g u wia ueHt you, Try j It would comfort to ug our eommuaity transformed d wrtainly ha9 . never been a time in . its mstory w tmng could oe so easily uono as nun. tendencies are in that direction. The popu-1 lar mind is turned that way. Go to the! church, go to the conference 'meeting, jgo to the prayer meeting, and may God bless ou ! SjprinjfielJ (Moss ) liepub. IT IS PLEASANT FLOATING. Several years since three students of a college in M , bathing one sunny day in a beautiful river, allowed themselves to float downward toward a waterfall, some distance below. At length two of them made lor the shore, and, to their alarm, found that the current was stronger than they had suppssed. They immediately hailed the other, and urged bim to seek the shore. But he smiled at their fearf, and floated on. 'It is pleasant a n Bwl and pnmAn to emov it much. ' Soon wveral persons were gathered on the bank of the river, and, alarmed for his safety, fiey cried out, in deep earnestness, Make for the shore, or you will certainly go over." But he still floated on, laughing at their feai J. Soon he saw his danger, and es-erted h's utmost energies to gain the shore. But, alas! it was too late; the current was too strong. He cried for help ; but no help could now reach him. His mind was filled with anguish, and just as he reached the fear-iul precipice he threw himself up, with arms extended, gave an unearthly shriek, and then waJ" plunged into tbe boiling sbyss below. Hov." striking an illustration of the conduct and final oin of thousands of immortal souls) who are floating pleasntly and thoughtlessly on thestresmof ) 'wrd th gul'ofdes-pairl They are waited and entreated with tears, by alarmed and faithful ,fiicrds. But they float on, mocking the fears of those who love them most, tilL too late, they awake, to their danger, and lee Just benea th them the gulf of eternal ruin. . 03 A Tery small pattern of a man solicited the hand of a fine buxom girl.. "Oh," said th fair lad v.' " I can't thini or itfcrasao- m.nt, The fact is. Tommy, yon are little tm y3 tn fit in a cradle, and W " "o ' ptt in a W " .... . For the Republican. HOOK OF CHUONICLES. CHAPTER hi.' ' 1. On the evening of tho 15th day of the month of March, in the second year of the reign of James the Second, John the Consul prepared for the followers of the King in the land of Knox, a (east , '!;. 7 2. And Castle Woodward throughout the day resounded with thq sound of the hammer and the buzz of the saw.; . , 3. And Abel the Reader of the Globe, worked diligently in preparing the board for the reception of the good things of the land. 4. Now, John the Consul had brought with him from a former journey to the land f France, some of its sparkling, vintage and the fame thereof bad reached even unto the remotost corner of the land of Knox, and ihe eyes of the faithful had been made to glisten with its virtues, and their tongues loosened in singing its praise, 6. And as the King hath commandod John the Consul, to gather together his followers in the land of Knox, and to receive their en dorsement before he should present himself at the foot of the throne, it became the Consul to see well to the spirits of . the people. 6. And John caused his servants to boun- tifully supply the table with his choicest winesi wa. i ti,...,D.j m.-, i,.,nj ! thw and tw0 bottleg of th, ?intag9 ol thg jand ofPrance . ' , placed a pvramid of sweetered douch, and on horn King, and the points thereof were red as with the blood of Bleeding Kansas. 9. And the followers of the King bowed themselves down and did homage to the symbol of majesty. 10. At the outer gate of the Castle stood Fordney the would-be Assessor, to receive the tax of the people, for a tax of twenty-five cents per capita had been levied on the revel- i ,ers t the Consui.s fcast 11. And the number thereof was compu ted at two hundred men, women and democrats.12. For all the Chiefs who had wives took them to the feast, and those who had no wives took two, and the beauty, both matron and maiden, of the city, were there in all their loveliness. 13. And when the people had assembled themselves together in the banqueting room, 14. Matthew the Irritable presented himself before the guests, and spake unto them, saying 15. Ladies, gentlemen and democrats ! Ye that have ears let them hearken unto my voice, and heed the wisdom of mine words. 10. Who so eminently qualified to sit at the head of the feast, as the great Bologna Chief, whose history ye have this day listened unto. A Chief whose head is silvered with the biting frosts of democracy, and whose aged limbs totter with the weight of the King's lavors, A m h who knew 0 kin. m those who worahipped at 8hrine . Mr . who lhetaseWea or. meS8 i .r .. oi spoils ; 18. A Chief, at the mention of whose name the dogs refuse to bark, and tbe little puppies forget their whine. 19. A Chief, whom God hath given just sense enough to be a democrat, and to tremble at the frown of the King. . , 20. A Chief high in tbe favor of the King, and who is even now journeying to the land , f to ru,e oyer one of he land of. flees of that distant people, and who is to receive therefor the sum of nine thousand dol lars annually of the revenue thereof. . 21. Again spake Matthew the Irritable, unto the assembled guests, saying : 22. This is Mat the Martin, a stipondary in the pay of the Treasury Department in the land of Washington. Though small in stature, yet mighty in the cause of the King. 23. As a child, at the breast of his mother, he sucked in democracy, and from the day he left the maternal breast to the reign of James the Second, he has been a sucker at the public teat, and like unto Oliver Twist, his cry is still for " more ! " . 24. And the guests at the Consul's feast murmured one to the other, for they came not to hear these sayings of Matthew the Ir- j ritable, but to partake of the good things pre pared by the Consul, and 'to drink of the fa mous vintage of the land of France. 25. Now among the guests was Safford the Senator, from the land of Ross, whose brain had been working, and the Chieftains of the land of Knox were fearful that, unless he be permitted to deliver himself, ba would go straightway and do something desperate. 26. ' And they took compassion on his bowels, snd led him to the side of the Bologna Chief. '. ; ' 27. , And for the space of two hours his voice was .heard rumbling throughout the banquetting Hall, like unto the noise of an army afflicted with the summer complaint 28. Again spake Matthew the Irritable unto the Bologna Chief, saying, there is aft old backwoods maiim, and true, that thisras a very good frolic, but long time between drams." ' " 29. Then the guests arose t their feet and took their places around the festal board, and the vintage of the land of France was in great demand, and the guests became merry, and they reeled to and fro as men maddened with the spirits of corn.,,' 30. ; And the toognes of tbe Hard Sock Chief, the old War Horse, Baldwin the Bene-ladejBeldert'the" rrWutnr. sfld Ltcky the Harper, became as. possessed, and inundated tho guests as with a diarrhoea of words., ,; : 81: 'And Safibrd the Senator became as one escaped from the Lunatio Asylum, and exclaimed with the voice of a maniac, save me, Bam 1 or I perish 1 " and he fell into the arms of the old War Horse as dead. 32, Now, among the guests were a number of the youths of the land, styling themselves " Young America," and they made merry at the sayings and doings of the wavering Chieftains. 33. And Matthew the Irritable waxeth wroth at the gibes of Young America, and he commanded them to leave his presence. 84. But having paid their assessments at the gate, they heeded not his commands, and expressed themselves as determined to get their quarter's worth of the good things of the banquet. 35. And the hands of Matthew the Irritable became incensed at their words, and the fingers thereof clasped the throat of the young Chieftain Brown, and William the Master of the Fosts, caught the raiment of Matthew by the hinder parts thereof. 3G. A nd great was the commotion thereat, for the young Chief Brown, was a fair youth of some fifteen summers, and the guests trembled, lest, peradventure, he should suffer violence at the hands of his enemies. 37. And the muscles passing through the arms of Matthew the Irritable were seen to expand and contract, as though they were of Indian Rubber. 38. And in a voice hoarse with passion, he vociferated, " I have known you for twenty yar9' dftmn yu- Bnd yu have alway P posed the democratic party." 39. And the clarion voice of Brook of the House of Torry, sounded the charge, " Young ! America! to the rescue!" 40. Likewise the'' voice of Prentiss the Spy. was heard, saying " Ho ! ye followers of the King 1 to the rescue of our Chief! " 41.. But the counsels of the more prudent prevailed, and the belligerent forces were withdrawn from the well fought field, and they pitched their tents for the night, within sight of the camp fires of the contending forces.42. Now, fearing the turbulent spirits of the followers of the King, John the Consul, Matthew the Irritable, William the would-be j Congressman, William the Beomite, and Samuel the Israelite, had issued their written commands to Rolin the Judge, Warden the Merchant. McClelland the Commissioner, Huntsberry the Tinner, and Norton the old War Horse of Whiggery, and a number of other Chieftains whose names now escape tbe memory of the Chronicler, all great Chiefs in i the ranks of the Black Kepublicans and to undivided Vance forces, to be present at tho festival of the Chief Consul, hoping, thereby, from their well known and respected virtues, to keep in subjection the warlike proclivities of the followers of the King, and worshippers of the great Lecompton Chieftain. 43. But the Chieftains of the Black Republicans and the Chief of the Vance forces, hearkened not unto their commands saying, "let them alono, they whom the Gods wish to destroy they first make mad." 44. Now, among the Chieftains who had declared for the King were Edward the Witless, and Samuel tho Israelite. 45. ' But the assembling of the people of the land of Knox, on the sixth day of the month of March, in the second year of the reign of James the Second, caused them to hesitate in the course they were pursuing. 40. And Edward the Witless journeyed to the North, to the land around and about the deep waters of the Lakes. 47. 1 And he tarried among his friends until after the assembling of the people togeth-er, on the fifteenth day of the month of March, and he came notaoa'r the forces of the King, nor unto, the banquet prepared by the Chief Consul. ;;, . 48. But Samuel the Israelite journeyed not away, but tarried in the land of Knox, and on the thoroughfares leading to the city of Vernon, he ' advocated the cause of the King, and of the Chief Lecompton sent to rule over the people of the land of Kansas, but at the hour of battle he came not forth, nor was bis presence noted at the banquet of the Chief Consul. . , 49. And the friends of the King marvelled greatly among themselves, saying, what means this ? Is Samuel the Israelite aping the course of the Senator from the land of Ohio, advocating by speech tbe cause of the King and of the Chief Lecompton, and then voting against the King and with the forces under the Little Giant ? Is it his desire to fill the seat in the Councils of the Nation, now occupied by the Ztoroing Chieftain of the land of Coshocton? - 50. Now this division among the people democratic, sorely vexed Samuel the Israelite, and he compared it like unto a monkey climbing a pole, and exposing bis western extremities to the gaze of the great Black Be-publican forces? ' " 51. Now, therefore, being a Chieftain of great cunning, Samuel tho Israelite, kept aloof from all these gatherings of the people, hoping, thereby, to preserve a spotless record. 52. Among aH the (Jhieflalne in tbe land of Knox there were none so faithful to the cause of the King, as Abel the Reader of the Qlobe'. ' , '; '. . 53. Now, Abel is a wise and s good Chief, for during the days allotted to labor he dill gently studieth bis Bible; and on tbe seventh day he resteth from his toil and communeth with the teachings of the Globe, and is ex-ceedingly refreshedJhareby, 64. And bis heart taught him to shun the Banquet of the Chief Consul, as a place fit only for the ungodly , and all its guests he fervently consigned to Gehenna. ; 65. '. And he came not unto the Banquet, but on the going down of the sun he retireth unto his Castle, and slept the sleep of the sober. ' '. 50. On the first day of the month of April in the second year of the reign of James the Second, news came to the people of the land of Knox, that the forces' under the King in the land of Washington had been discomfited, and that the Chief Lecompton had fled from his post, leaving his dead unburied, and his wounded in the hands of the Little Giant. 57. Now these tidings struck the hearts of the friends of the King in the land of Knox, with dismay, for the King hath sworn in his wrath that in sixty days Lecompton should triumph, or he would die. 53. And Eli the Miller, Matthew the Irritable, William the would-be Congressman, and the other Chieftains in the land of Knox friendly to the King, bowed themselves down, and would not be comforted, for they were sorely grieved at the tear of the King's death, for they placed great confidence in his word. 59. But on the second day of the month of April, the spirits of Matthew the Irritable revived, and he conversed with his friends. 60. Saying, prophesied I not these things unto you ? this defeat of the King for several days have I expected and looked for 1 . 61. The people marvelled at his sayings, for the "oldest inhabitant" remembered net his prophesy. 61. But William the would-be Congress man, abideth aot the smile of the friends of the Little Giant, but fled from their presence, and taking his fishing line and rod, and a box of worms,' cast himself down on the banks of the Kokosing, and bobbed for eels. 62. Thus endeth the faithful Book of Chronicles t . The Winter of the Heart. Let it never come upon you. Live so that good angels may protect you from this evil the Winter of the heart. Let no chilling influence freeze up the foun tain of sympathy and happiness from its depths no cold burthen settle over its withered hopes, like snow on the faded flowers ; no rude blasts of discontent moan and Bhriek through its desolate chambers. Your life path may lead you amid trials, which for a time seem entirely to impede your progress, and shut out the very light of heaven from your anxious gaze. Penury may take the place of ease and plenty ; your luxurious home may be exchanged for a single, lowly room the soft couoh for the straw pallet the rich viands for tbe coarse food of the poor; Summer frionds may forsake you, and the unpitying world pass you with scarcely a word of compassion. You may be forced to toil wearily, steadily on, to earn a livlihood ; you may encounter fraud and base avarice, which would extort the last farthing, till you well nigh turn in ' disgust from your fellow beings. Death may sever the dear ties that bind you to earth, and leave you in fearful darkness.The noble, manly boy, the sole hope of your declining years, may be taken from you, while your spirit clings to him with a wi'd tenacity, which even the shadow of the tomb cannot wholy subdue. Deplorable Catasiroplie Dentil ol' Pi of. T. It. Hudson, of Ober-lin College. - .. The Cleveland papers contain particulars of a terrible casualty that occurred on the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad, a few rods East or rather North-Eost of 0mstcad Station, at about 0 o'clock on Thursdaynight last, which resulted in the instantaneous death of Prof. T. B. Hudson, of Oberlin College. The following is the account given by the Plain Dealer: Mr: T. B. Hudson, a professor in Oberlin College, arrived in the city Wednesday even- ng and stopped at tbe licnnett uouso llav - ing performed his business hero, he loft last evening on the 5:55 C. & T. train, his destino-tion being Olmsicod. t the loiter place he got pff the train and proceeded, it is supposed, by private conveyance to Strongsville, ai d, having done .h's errand, returned to Olmslead. At about 20 minutes past 9 o'clock the Cleveland & Toledo train, due here at 2:55. passed ( ilw8tend station. A few rods th:s sde of tho station, tbe engineer, Mr. Rust, discovered the body of a man lying across the track some 20 rods ahead. , He shut off steam, reerscd his ersine and wbistline ou the breaks, but U e train passed over the body .beforo its progress could be checked; n was vey uarn, out tne bead lights of fie engine shono. brightly and the engineer says he saw the roan raise one of l.ia nrma hnfnrn thn t-nin n.ssed overturn. I Tha nncineAF fllsn S.1W that the bodv of the man was badly mangled, and tbe conclusion therefore wm that be bad been run over a short time before by the C, C. & C. train coming east : It is supposed that he endeavored to get aboard or that train while it was in motion, but m'ssing his footing he was thrown uoder the cars ard nearly killed. This supposition being correct, the terrible casualty of which the C, C. St C. train was the unfortunate instrument was fatally fin ished by the C. As T. train. As soon as the engineer of the C. & T. train could stop his engine, he sewed a light and ran back to tho spot where tne body lay. u was ingnuuiiy mangled. The head lay inside the track and was completely severed from the body. . The body was outs;de the track. Papers, money, a carpet sack, a hat and other articles, the property of the ill-fated man, were scattered along the track.- The body and articles were taken aboard the train and brought to the city. . . TnK Wheat FiELts.--Tho Springfield (111.) Jonrmd of the 20th says : ' Wa have made Inauiries of a number of mnnira frinnrii in this and the edioinine eounties, snd tbey sll spoak flatteringly of the prospectsof the planting of wheat. The fields look most beautiful ; the wheat is well sot, and so flourishing that many will pasture it Tho breadth planted it large, and if no bad luck intevenes, will yield an imnAose crop., EMANCIPATION IN MIftSOUBI. The New Orleans Crescent concedes that Missouri must becomes freo State in ten years. Un this subject it says: " We have frequently expressed the opinion in times past, that Missouri was gradually, but surely, approaching a condition that would seeure i triumph of the emancipation cause is that State, and an easy triumph at that The period which has elapned since has confirmed those opinions; and we now entertain little doubt that emancipation will succeed in its work before the expiration of a decade. Hemmed ra on the north, east and west by free soil territory with slave property becoming daily more insecure and less valuable for that reason and with the extraordinary inducements to sell which the high prices of negroes lurtner soutn readily command, fur-uish, it would be wonderful rather than otherwise if the slaveholders then did not dispose of their property and pocket the proceeds, without any regard or care for its effects upon the patriarchal institution at heme. Such Is human nature everywhere. ' " Missouri is partially freesoilized now. and has been for some time, the St. Louis district being represented in Congress by an open and avowed Freesoilcr F. FTBlair, jr. and there is no question whatevej in the minds of intel ligent men, that tbe anti-slavery sentiment is increasing in all portions of the Commonwealth. About the timo Missouri goes, Ken tucky and Maryland will follow suit, and thus the South will be shorn of three great htates deprived of three great frontier bul warks. And the beauty of the thing consists in this: We will have paid the morey to de. prire ourselves of allies, and to weaken our own section ! The profound wisdom of such a policy is so apparent that he who runneth may read." In view of these results the Crescent puti forth the following feeler towards a renewal of the African slave-trade : "But let any one propose to prevent the impending catastrophe by the introduction of additional labor from abroad, or by the adop-tiod of precautionary measures of any description and he is at once cried down as an enemy to the Union, even if harder and more reprehensible terms are not used, by gentlemen who illustrate in their action the proverb of straining at the the gnat and swallowing the camel. The South begins to see that no now State is likely to have a population favorable to Slavery. Even in Texas, when another State shall be carved from her territory, there will be a large majority of the people against the peculiar institution. Considerations of political economy, rather than of morals, con trol the domain of Slavery. In the cotton and sugar States, the peanters look for more negroes. As yet they go to Virginia, wnere siaTes are dear . but they intend to seek a cheaper market in Africa. Each year will witness stronger demonstrations in favor of the fore ign slave-trade. " such ia human na. ture everywhere." N. T. Times. Livinqstose, tub Missionary. A dinner was to be given on Saturday, 13th ult., in London, to Livingstone, the African traveler, on the occasion of his departure for a fresh ex pedition into the interior of Africa. He is furnished with all requisite assistance from the government of England to push his discoveries t6 a sti'l more successful conclusion than heretofore. A sum ef 5,000 has been assigned to him for the prosecution of his enterprise. He is to be accompanied by competent assistants, and, in short, everything appears to have been done which can help him on his way. Dr. Livtngstone is to proceed in the first instance to the Cape of Good Hope. From that point he and his companions will be conveyed in a government vessel to the mouth of the rivor Zambesi, and even there the watchfulness of the government over the travelers is not withdrawn. Dr. Livingstone and his companions are to be conveyed 300 miles up the river in a steam launch, and not until they have been landed in safety at a point so far onward in the vast continent which they are about to explore will they be left to themselves. Col. Sawyer. This gentleman was one' o the speakers at the Mt .Vernon demonstration on tbe 15th inst He is now a rampart Le- comptonite, notwithstanding it is but a short time since he was in this city a firm adhe. 1 rent of the cause of the people. We can only account for this sudden conversion by his re cent visit to Washington. He there got ths cue that it was expected of all office holder to support this measure as a tenure by which their offices wore to be held. He is the Re. ceiver of a land office in Minnesota. .Pjimi Enquirer. Was Maps of a Rib. A young lady, ask ed a surgeon why woman was made from the rib ot a man in preference to any other bone, he gave the following answer : . " She was not taken from his head lest she should rulo overhim ; nor from his feet lest he should trample upon her,bnt she was taken from his side, that she might be his equal ; from under his arm that he might protect her; from next his heart that he might cherish and love her." Q3r The speech of Mr. Stevenson, of Kentucky, to-day, attracted much attention, and gave rise to a ban mot which is worth reporting. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, quoted the observa tion of a French wit, that " the best sped ! mens of oratory we have are in defense of criminals, or in eulogy upon tne aeau," ana ; he mted that it' " was the same in this case, for Lecompton he believed to be dead and knew to be criminal." Wash. Liter. Thb Most PowEnrut or Maoicets. A celebrated lecturer on natural philosophy Was one evening dilating opon the powers of the magnet, defying any one to name or show any thing surpassing its powers. An old gentleman accepted the challenge, much to the lec turer's surprise ; but he nevertheless invited him on the platform, when he told the lectur er that womm was the magnet of magnets s j for if the loadstone on tbe table could attract a piece of Iron for a foot or two, thers was a young woman who, when he wa young I man, nsed to attract him thirteen miles every Sunday to have t chat with bar ! THE WALDENSES. Among the numerous foreicners wh have " left the over-peopled countries of Europe and ' seught somes upon the broad and fertile prai. lies or ine west, none are more frtrgai, Indus' trious and deserving than the Waldenses, class of French Protestants, who settled about a year ago upon a tract of 800 acres f beau tiful prairie land about two miles northeast-of Odell, in Livingston county, near the St , Louis, Alton & Chicago Railroad. Consider- . ble of the ground was broken last summer and sowed with wheat, and quite a delegation is expected soon from Europe, who will be escorted to their hew homes by Rer. Mr. Lor- . raix, a faithful and devoted Protestant pastor among the flock, and improvements of all kinds will then be carried forward vigorously. The Waldenses are very poor in this world' goods, although exceedingly rich in Christian , virtues. In their own count-y they hare suffered great afflictions at tbe hands of Papists' ' for centuries,' and are accustomed to every de- scription of hardsh'p. In tbe section of Francs' from which they come, it is no uncommon , thing for them' te prepare their little gardens' upon a little flat rock by bringing earth from : the valleys in baskets upon their heads, and a patch of ground forty or fifty feet square they have been wont to consider s good sized , farm. Indeed, so poor are they, and so despised and persecuted have they been, that large numbers of them hare been accustomed to live in caved on the sides of mountains, and under projecting rocks. They are, however, as we have said, exceedingly industrious, are deeply religious in their characters, and will make good citizens. They are entering upon a large field of enterprise now, our noble prairies will surely prove a deliverance from want, and they will become a prosperous and happy people. They will prove a very valuable acquisition to tbe manual wealth o f our State. Success attend them. Peoria Transcript. A Bold Dkocha . The following la ths conclusion of Mr. Broderick's nervous sheech ' in the Senate on the Kansas Election frauds 5 " But why enumerate these disgusting details ? The facts are before the people. The are known to the President I e con'inues to keep the men in office who are charged with the commission of these frauds. The result of all their enormity is before us, in the shape of this Lecompton constitution, endor.- 3d by him. Will not the world believe he instigated the commission of these frauds, as he gives strength to 'those who committed them? This portion of my subject is painful for mo to refer to. I wish, sir, for the honor of my country, the story of these fraik s could be blotted from existence. I hope in nurcy, sir, to the boasted intelligence of this age, the historian, when writing a history of these times, will ascribe this attempt of the Executive to force this constitution upon an unwilling people, to 7i fading intellect, t)t petulant passion, and trembling dotage of an old man on the very of th grave. The Reason Wht tub Democrats wxks? Defeated ih Nbw IIamphiiiiib. The New Hampshire Patriot, the leading Buchanan paper at Concord, frankly confesses the cause of the recent overwhelming defeat of Democracy In that State, as follows. It contains a significant warning to its party in other States : The defeat of the Democracy is sufficiently overwhelming to satisfy our most b'Uer opponents. No one ran fall to see the cause : all admit It. The Kansas question has again) crushed us with its ponderous, blind, unreasoning power. Bofore the Lecompton ConstP' tution was brought before the country, our prospect" for success were highly Haltering our triumph seemed to be certain; that matter, with tlte course of t,i Administration upon it, fell like a wet blanket upon the rising courage and earnest zeal o1' our friends, and from that day we were doomed. Shoot vovtn tub Dbssrtbbs. The Washington Union has no mercy on the Douglas1 men. It says : One of our western cotem-poraries wants tot iow " Where he stands ? " Why, sir, you stand in the very center of the Republican ranks. You stand against tha Democratic party, In office and out of office. You stand against the decision of the Senate and House caucus. You stand againstnine-teen-twentieths of the Democratic press. As a Democrat, you sland in the Republican ranks, a DEbERTER, AX ALIEN, AN ENEMY. A Numerous Prooesv. Mr. Samuel Wright is a farmer who resides in Jelferson township, Washington Co., Pa. He is a hale old gentleman of over 80 years, and his good lady is nearly of tbe same ae. He made full tine,and a full hand in a harvest field last year, ' Mr. and Mrs, Wright are the parents of. 18 children, grandp irents of 111, andgreat-grandparents of 45, making an aggregate of 174 children. The old couple are still enjoying excellent health, and are surrounded by the'rchil-dren and children's children. . (T Near the close of his life, Patrick Henry laid his hand on the Bible, and said to a friend, " Here is a book worth more than all others, yet it is my misfortune never to have read it with proper attention until lately." William Pitt when he came to die, said t I fear that I have, like many others, neglected my religious duties too much to have any ground to hope that they can be efficacious on my death bed." The Caors. Accounts from all sections of Ohio represent the wheat as presenting a very promising appearance : and from the limited opportunities we have, bad of observing, we should judge the same umy . be siid in reference to our own county. Tbe spring thus far has been nnususlly mild snd pleasant, and favorable to the growth of graiu. Delaware (mf tette. .. . . , , ' . ,, fjr At Ripley, Ohio, the proprietor of 4 gambling saloon was recently converted, and at bis request a daily prayer meeting was or ganized in his rooms, and it is being carriexi on with great animation, frt" Ladies are like watches prettf enough to look at sweet faces and delicate hands, but somewhat jiiincuit to " regelate," when once set "agoing." (p An old bachelor left a boarding boo In which were a number of old maids, on ac count of the "miserable fair" set, bsfor him at table. ' . ' (Sir Borrow not thy neighbor's aewspaper nor lounge aliout stores and barber shops to steal the reading of one ! but go to him that hath it to sell, and buy for thyself. ' (tT Why is coffe like an axe wltt) a dull edge ? Btcanse it requires to be gronnj,

' J..'. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, APR. 13, 1858. VOL IV. NO. i ,. , , -w.tr n . " ivy "' ; "i; . ri .... , If THE IIEAHT'S GUESTS. tyb.eu age baieast Its shadows ' ' O'er life'i declining way, ' . And the evenlnj twilight gather! . , Bound our departing day Then we iba.lt lit and ponder '. On the dim and shadowy pait J Within the hearl'i stilt chamber! The guest ihall gather fait. the friends in youth we cherished ," Shall come to us once more, Again to hold communion - . As In the dnys of yore. . . J Thoy may be stern and ombrej , They may be young and fairj But the heart will hare Its chambers! The gnouts shall gather there. How shall it be, my sisters! ' Who, then, shall be our gnestt How shall it be, my brothers? When Ufa's shadow on us resist ' Shall we not, midst the silenoe, ' ' In accents soft and low, then hear familiar voioes, And words of long agot ' ' 'Shall we not see dear faces, Sweet smiling as of old? Till the mists of that still chamber Are sunset clouds of gold? When age has oat it shadow! O'er life's declining way, And the evening twilight gather! Hound cur departing day? TII15 GBEAT AWAKENING. We concern that a re .g.ous movement , which engages a dozen states, ana MeaKSj down the walls of sects, and attracts the at-1 tention of a nation, becomes legitimately the subject ofcomment in tbe secular newspapers, a. Burnug renim u4 ,n 3ny of the communities wnicn we ive- jiublican reaches, and promises to pervaoe an classes, all sects and all conditions ot men. The phenomena which appear are peculiar, and to say nothing of the Christian and humanitarian aspects which they present, cannot fail to be of interest to the plilosopher. A disposition to religious contemplation and --.I ..nnn jMmwil,nif ttfforA St ill """" V 7 aware. A general prayer meeting proj)cu ly those who catch the signs of the on-com-1 ing influence ; the doors are tremblingly open- d ; and before we can express our wonder, very seat is full. Men and women, some of whom woitld seem to have been religiously dead for years, are there. There is evidently a deep interest The hymn goes up heartily, and then springs forth from eloquently or untrained lips a simple prayer. There is no study in it. Taere.is no nice measuring of phrases. ; It is a petition, coming from a heart oppressed with a senseof need, and oporessed with natural fervor. Then one after another rises and says a few words of exhortation' and the prayers and the hyms mingle in with wonderful sponUniety, until the hour is j exhausted. There is no noise, no exuiieuicui, nothing but deep and decided interest. They separate and as they pass along the street to resume their business, sme carry faces of earnest solemnity, and others of undisguised and grateful joy. We say that these phenomena ae such as may well engage the attention of every philosopher. Let him look at them. Let him explain them Is this movement a disease an epjd ' Jc disease of the mind ? Diseases produce onlv bad results. That which makes a man more spiritual, which calls him out of his selfishness, which revivifies his moral na- j ture and brings him into legitimate relations j with God and men, can hardly be called disease. Diseases bring disorder, but this! bringsharmony. Sectarian names are torgot- ln and neonta coma together simply as nMAa.Aa oimnlir an Christians. This is what reformers have been laboring for as a measure of health. There is no disease about it. At least we "think there is not Is it delusion ? Do de-lusions fly in the air? Do they usually seize upon the best minds T Are they apt to get such a hold upon infidels and prize fighters, against their wishes and their effort, so as to transform them into believers and meek, humble, teachable men ? Do delusions take men from their business and their sensual pleasures, and make them ineffably happy in self-abnegation, and self-devotion to the worK of making' men better ? This is certainly not ' the usual course with delusions. Delusions ! are apt to make men worse to give reign to passion, and excuse te appetite. That, we believe, is the history of delusions the world over. They dp not. improve people. It is against nature and reason that they should. Ib u a sham ? Is it a humbug ? We pot, Men do not put inemseives out -ay. for shams. Besides,' a cause, is this . 1 rhatever it I Ay be. which nenas oeiore n a whole of " lu" forest; which stills paion d abates the ad pursuit ( gain, and ?lrm. MP"" and immoral life, a-d forces the relinquishment of opinions, proudly and persiste.itl held through a long life, by ther force thwn that f argument, which makes children ot wise and wise men of children, which pushed ut f eight .sectarian prejudice, and melts rbohi communities into a sympathetic mass of. mind, must be something more than a bam. Men do not get in earnest over what they believe to be shams. Men of character like a great multitude of those who engage a this movement are not tbe ones to engage in the perpetratioo of shams. They are above it. ' : ' ''' What is it ? We stall undertake to an-swer this definitely. It is enough for us to express the conviction that it is neither an ' epidemic disease, nor a deUiion, nor a humbug, and that there is something really great snd good in it. nl. anouirh for at te assert i .... u.iuf thei it ia a legitimate movement, whose reaulU einnot fail to be of incaleult We 1 benefit to 1J those communities which be . come the scenes of its phenomena. A revival of religious interest in t community or coun try, given, U ours is, to headlong pursuit of money, fa' a good thing, and all good things come from Heaven. A revival of religious interest is as legitimate as the revival of any interest. . It takes extraordinary1 'interest to reach ex-traordinary results, in anything. The Christian church of this country has been extraor dinarily dead for years. ' The breeze that is passing over it now sets it bowing, and quiy. ering, and whispering with awakening life, as the wind moves the wheatflold. There has been extraordinary prostitution of henoi and honesty in politics. There has been extraor dinary' corruption in business. There has been extraordinary swindling through base less schemes of speculation. There has been an amount of extravagance and luxury. There has been an extraordinary amount of wicked' ness of every sort, and to counteract and cor rect all this must take some extraordinary means. Accordingly, there is an extraordi nary influence abroad, an extraordinary in terest excited, and an extraordinary course of procedure quiet and natural enough has . been instituted. Last fall there swept over the country a creat business revulsion. We did not know exactly where it came from. Some said "pa-! . per money," some " tariff," some " over-im- j yoai even unto the wine of the land of France-! portation,'' and all said " panic." The thing 7 . . j hi. mrv.nu unto the Castle passed the sea. and then it was not paper moneyi nor tariff( nor over.importation, bull jt wft8 something else, mixed with atfreat deal I of pani0i The wftg dec,ared t0 u th, i mQgt genseie8S thing in the wor)d , but every-1 j My feU and ft great many wen5 ruined by Exactly what tnat panic was we naven-i i,, yeti buti 8omehow, it went every where like thig reviTal we are havit)g now We are inclined to think, notwithstanding the impression to the contrary which exists in the minds of some, that there is a Ood, and that he is somewhat interested in the affairs of men. We are inclined to think that he sometimes adopts extraordinary measures to ' . . ..... 1 1 i : bnr.g a nation to us senses, ana Keep it on , the rfght track If thig the we do flot exactiy soe how he could have managed j thig affair bett;r than he hag done. It )ooks tQ ug marvelously like a matter 0f design of j mog jngyQig,,); and beneficent design. We are all trying to start off in business again. We have been brought to our senses, and just in this time, come the awakening and the revival to bid us begin upon a better foundation, and go into life again with a new spirit. It is not our province to preach or to exhort, but we very frankly express the opinion that the more of our people who put themselves in the way of the influences which no w prevail, the better. We have yet to see the first man who has sustained damage by jng at heart, and in life, a Christian. You old sinners, who have led a hard and careless lite, put yourselves in the way of good. Go into the prayer meetings. Ihey will not hurt you. You yoang men, upon whom life is opening, you whose characters are forming, it w!ll not harm you to incorpo- .... ., fit i i rate into your li.o tne uru.u - the contrary, it will do you a world of good. You men of middle ago, you hard drinkers, you swearers, you licentious men, you scof- fing men, you double-dea.'ing men, all of you Imilt in iinon the nraver meetine, and see how j v0 Your friends in other places gre dojng jt and themselves benefitted, Qur .g u wia ueHt you, Try j It would comfort to ug our eommuaity transformed d wrtainly ha9 . never been a time in . its mstory w tmng could oe so easily uono as nun. tendencies are in that direction. The popu-1 lar mind is turned that way. Go to the! church, go to the conference 'meeting, jgo to the prayer meeting, and may God bless ou ! SjprinjfielJ (Moss ) liepub. IT IS PLEASANT FLOATING. Several years since three students of a college in M , bathing one sunny day in a beautiful river, allowed themselves to float downward toward a waterfall, some distance below. At length two of them made lor the shore, and, to their alarm, found that the current was stronger than they had suppssed. They immediately hailed the other, and urged bim to seek the shore. But he smiled at their fearf, and floated on. 'It is pleasant a n Bwl and pnmAn to emov it much. ' Soon wveral persons were gathered on the bank of the river, and, alarmed for his safety, fiey cried out, in deep earnestness, Make for the shore, or you will certainly go over." But he still floated on, laughing at their feai J. Soon he saw his danger, and es-erted h's utmost energies to gain the shore. But, alas! it was too late; the current was too strong. He cried for help ; but no help could now reach him. His mind was filled with anguish, and just as he reached the fear-iul precipice he threw himself up, with arms extended, gave an unearthly shriek, and then waJ" plunged into tbe boiling sbyss below. Hov." striking an illustration of the conduct and final oin of thousands of immortal souls) who are floating pleasntly and thoughtlessly on thestresmof ) 'wrd th gul'ofdes-pairl They are waited and entreated with tears, by alarmed and faithful ,fiicrds. But they float on, mocking the fears of those who love them most, tilL too late, they awake, to their danger, and lee Just benea th them the gulf of eternal ruin. . 03 A Tery small pattern of a man solicited the hand of a fine buxom girl.. "Oh," said th fair lad v.' " I can't thini or itfcrasao- m.nt, The fact is. Tommy, yon are little tm y3 tn fit in a cradle, and W " "o ' ptt in a W " .... . For the Republican. HOOK OF CHUONICLES. CHAPTER hi.' ' 1. On the evening of tho 15th day of the month of March, in the second year of the reign of James the Second, John the Consul prepared for the followers of the King in the land of Knox, a (east , '!;. 7 2. And Castle Woodward throughout the day resounded with thq sound of the hammer and the buzz of the saw.; . , 3. And Abel the Reader of the Globe, worked diligently in preparing the board for the reception of the good things of the land. 4. Now, John the Consul had brought with him from a former journey to the land f France, some of its sparkling, vintage and the fame thereof bad reached even unto the remotost corner of the land of Knox, and ihe eyes of the faithful had been made to glisten with its virtues, and their tongues loosened in singing its praise, 6. And as the King hath commandod John the Consul, to gather together his followers in the land of Knox, and to receive their en dorsement before he should present himself at the foot of the throne, it became the Consul to see well to the spirits of . the people. 6. And John caused his servants to boun- tifully supply the table with his choicest winesi wa. i ti,...,D.j m.-, i,.,nj ! thw and tw0 bottleg of th, ?intag9 ol thg jand ofPrance . ' , placed a pvramid of sweetered douch, and on horn King, and the points thereof were red as with the blood of Bleeding Kansas. 9. And the followers of the King bowed themselves down and did homage to the symbol of majesty. 10. At the outer gate of the Castle stood Fordney the would-be Assessor, to receive the tax of the people, for a tax of twenty-five cents per capita had been levied on the revel- i ,ers t the Consui.s fcast 11. And the number thereof was compu ted at two hundred men, women and democrats.12. For all the Chiefs who had wives took them to the feast, and those who had no wives took two, and the beauty, both matron and maiden, of the city, were there in all their loveliness. 13. And when the people had assembled themselves together in the banqueting room, 14. Matthew the Irritable presented himself before the guests, and spake unto them, saying 15. Ladies, gentlemen and democrats ! Ye that have ears let them hearken unto my voice, and heed the wisdom of mine words. 10. Who so eminently qualified to sit at the head of the feast, as the great Bologna Chief, whose history ye have this day listened unto. A Chief whose head is silvered with the biting frosts of democracy, and whose aged limbs totter with the weight of the King's lavors, A m h who knew 0 kin. m those who worahipped at 8hrine . Mr . who lhetaseWea or. meS8 i .r .. oi spoils ; 18. A Chief, at the mention of whose name the dogs refuse to bark, and tbe little puppies forget their whine. 19. A Chief, whom God hath given just sense enough to be a democrat, and to tremble at the frown of the King. . , 20. A Chief high in tbe favor of the King, and who is even now journeying to the land , f to ru,e oyer one of he land of. flees of that distant people, and who is to receive therefor the sum of nine thousand dol lars annually of the revenue thereof. . 21. Again spake Matthew the Irritable, unto the assembled guests, saying : 22. This is Mat the Martin, a stipondary in the pay of the Treasury Department in the land of Washington. Though small in stature, yet mighty in the cause of the King. 23. As a child, at the breast of his mother, he sucked in democracy, and from the day he left the maternal breast to the reign of James the Second, he has been a sucker at the public teat, and like unto Oliver Twist, his cry is still for " more ! " . 24. And the guests at the Consul's feast murmured one to the other, for they came not to hear these sayings of Matthew the Ir- j ritable, but to partake of the good things pre pared by the Consul, and 'to drink of the fa mous vintage of the land of France. 25. Now among the guests was Safford the Senator, from the land of Ross, whose brain had been working, and the Chieftains of the land of Knox were fearful that, unless he be permitted to deliver himself, ba would go straightway and do something desperate. 26. ' And they took compassion on his bowels, snd led him to the side of the Bologna Chief. '. ; ' 27. , And for the space of two hours his voice was .heard rumbling throughout the banquetting Hall, like unto the noise of an army afflicted with the summer complaint 28. Again spake Matthew the Irritable unto the Bologna Chief, saying, there is aft old backwoods maiim, and true, that thisras a very good frolic, but long time between drams." ' " 29. Then the guests arose t their feet and took their places around the festal board, and the vintage of the land of France was in great demand, and the guests became merry, and they reeled to and fro as men maddened with the spirits of corn.,,' 30. ; And the toognes of tbe Hard Sock Chief, the old War Horse, Baldwin the Bene-ladejBeldert'the" rrWutnr. sfld Ltcky the Harper, became as. possessed, and inundated tho guests as with a diarrhoea of words., ,; : 81: 'And Safibrd the Senator became as one escaped from the Lunatio Asylum, and exclaimed with the voice of a maniac, save me, Bam 1 or I perish 1 " and he fell into the arms of the old War Horse as dead. 32, Now, among the guests were a number of the youths of the land, styling themselves " Young America," and they made merry at the sayings and doings of the wavering Chieftains. 33. And Matthew the Irritable waxeth wroth at the gibes of Young America, and he commanded them to leave his presence. 84. But having paid their assessments at the gate, they heeded not his commands, and expressed themselves as determined to get their quarter's worth of the good things of the banquet. 35. And the hands of Matthew the Irritable became incensed at their words, and the fingers thereof clasped the throat of the young Chieftain Brown, and William the Master of the Fosts, caught the raiment of Matthew by the hinder parts thereof. 3G. A nd great was the commotion thereat, for the young Chief Brown, was a fair youth of some fifteen summers, and the guests trembled, lest, peradventure, he should suffer violence at the hands of his enemies. 37. And the muscles passing through the arms of Matthew the Irritable were seen to expand and contract, as though they were of Indian Rubber. 38. And in a voice hoarse with passion, he vociferated, " I have known you for twenty yar9' dftmn yu- Bnd yu have alway P posed the democratic party." 39. And the clarion voice of Brook of the House of Torry, sounded the charge, " Young ! America! to the rescue!" 40. Likewise the'' voice of Prentiss the Spy. was heard, saying " Ho ! ye followers of the King 1 to the rescue of our Chief! " 41.. But the counsels of the more prudent prevailed, and the belligerent forces were withdrawn from the well fought field, and they pitched their tents for the night, within sight of the camp fires of the contending forces.42. Now, fearing the turbulent spirits of the followers of the King, John the Consul, Matthew the Irritable, William the would-be j Congressman, William the Beomite, and Samuel the Israelite, had issued their written commands to Rolin the Judge, Warden the Merchant. McClelland the Commissioner, Huntsberry the Tinner, and Norton the old War Horse of Whiggery, and a number of other Chieftains whose names now escape tbe memory of the Chronicler, all great Chiefs in i the ranks of the Black Kepublicans and to undivided Vance forces, to be present at tho festival of the Chief Consul, hoping, thereby, from their well known and respected virtues, to keep in subjection the warlike proclivities of the followers of the King, and worshippers of the great Lecompton Chieftain. 43. But the Chieftains of the Black Republicans and the Chief of the Vance forces, hearkened not unto their commands saying, "let them alono, they whom the Gods wish to destroy they first make mad." 44. Now, among the Chieftains who had declared for the King were Edward the Witless, and Samuel tho Israelite. 45. ' But the assembling of the people of the land of Knox, on the sixth day of the month of March, in the second year of the reign of James the Second, caused them to hesitate in the course they were pursuing. 40. And Edward the Witless journeyed to the North, to the land around and about the deep waters of the Lakes. 47. 1 And he tarried among his friends until after the assembling of the people togeth-er, on the fifteenth day of the month of March, and he came notaoa'r the forces of the King, nor unto, the banquet prepared by the Chief Consul. ;;, . 48. But Samuel the Israelite journeyed not away, but tarried in the land of Knox, and on the thoroughfares leading to the city of Vernon, he ' advocated the cause of the King, and of the Chief Lecompton sent to rule over the people of the land of Kansas, but at the hour of battle he came not forth, nor was bis presence noted at the banquet of the Chief Consul. . , 49. And the friends of the King marvelled greatly among themselves, saying, what means this ? Is Samuel the Israelite aping the course of the Senator from the land of Ohio, advocating by speech tbe cause of the King and of the Chief Lecompton, and then voting against the King and with the forces under the Little Giant ? Is it his desire to fill the seat in the Councils of the Nation, now occupied by the Ztoroing Chieftain of the land of Coshocton? - 50. Now this division among the people democratic, sorely vexed Samuel the Israelite, and he compared it like unto a monkey climbing a pole, and exposing bis western extremities to the gaze of the great Black Be-publican forces? ' " 51. Now, therefore, being a Chieftain of great cunning, Samuel tho Israelite, kept aloof from all these gatherings of the people, hoping, thereby, to preserve a spotless record. 52. Among aH the (Jhieflalne in tbe land of Knox there were none so faithful to the cause of the King, as Abel the Reader of the Qlobe'. ' , '; '. . 53. Now, Abel is a wise and s good Chief, for during the days allotted to labor he dill gently studieth bis Bible; and on tbe seventh day he resteth from his toil and communeth with the teachings of the Globe, and is ex-ceedingly refreshedJhareby, 64. And bis heart taught him to shun the Banquet of the Chief Consul, as a place fit only for the ungodly , and all its guests he fervently consigned to Gehenna. ; 65. '. And he came not unto the Banquet, but on the going down of the sun he retireth unto his Castle, and slept the sleep of the sober. ' '. 50. On the first day of the month of April in the second year of the reign of James the Second, news came to the people of the land of Knox, that the forces' under the King in the land of Washington had been discomfited, and that the Chief Lecompton had fled from his post, leaving his dead unburied, and his wounded in the hands of the Little Giant. 57. Now these tidings struck the hearts of the friends of the King in the land of Knox, with dismay, for the King hath sworn in his wrath that in sixty days Lecompton should triumph, or he would die. 53. And Eli the Miller, Matthew the Irritable, William the would-be Congressman, and the other Chieftains in the land of Knox friendly to the King, bowed themselves down, and would not be comforted, for they were sorely grieved at the tear of the King's death, for they placed great confidence in his word. 59. But on the second day of the month of April, the spirits of Matthew the Irritable revived, and he conversed with his friends. 60. Saying, prophesied I not these things unto you ? this defeat of the King for several days have I expected and looked for 1 . 61. The people marvelled at his sayings, for the "oldest inhabitant" remembered net his prophesy. 61. But William the would-be Congress man, abideth aot the smile of the friends of the Little Giant, but fled from their presence, and taking his fishing line and rod, and a box of worms,' cast himself down on the banks of the Kokosing, and bobbed for eels. 62. Thus endeth the faithful Book of Chronicles t . The Winter of the Heart. Let it never come upon you. Live so that good angels may protect you from this evil the Winter of the heart. Let no chilling influence freeze up the foun tain of sympathy and happiness from its depths no cold burthen settle over its withered hopes, like snow on the faded flowers ; no rude blasts of discontent moan and Bhriek through its desolate chambers. Your life path may lead you amid trials, which for a time seem entirely to impede your progress, and shut out the very light of heaven from your anxious gaze. Penury may take the place of ease and plenty ; your luxurious home may be exchanged for a single, lowly room the soft couoh for the straw pallet the rich viands for tbe coarse food of the poor; Summer frionds may forsake you, and the unpitying world pass you with scarcely a word of compassion. You may be forced to toil wearily, steadily on, to earn a livlihood ; you may encounter fraud and base avarice, which would extort the last farthing, till you well nigh turn in ' disgust from your fellow beings. Death may sever the dear ties that bind you to earth, and leave you in fearful darkness.The noble, manly boy, the sole hope of your declining years, may be taken from you, while your spirit clings to him with a wi'd tenacity, which even the shadow of the tomb cannot wholy subdue. Deplorable Catasiroplie Dentil ol' Pi of. T. It. Hudson, of Ober-lin College. - .. The Cleveland papers contain particulars of a terrible casualty that occurred on the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad, a few rods East or rather North-Eost of 0mstcad Station, at about 0 o'clock on Thursdaynight last, which resulted in the instantaneous death of Prof. T. B. Hudson, of Oberlin College. The following is the account given by the Plain Dealer: Mr: T. B. Hudson, a professor in Oberlin College, arrived in the city Wednesday even- ng and stopped at tbe licnnett uouso llav - ing performed his business hero, he loft last evening on the 5:55 C. & T. train, his destino-tion being Olmsicod. t the loiter place he got pff the train and proceeded, it is supposed, by private conveyance to Strongsville, ai d, having done .h's errand, returned to Olmslead. At about 20 minutes past 9 o'clock the Cleveland & Toledo train, due here at 2:55. passed ( ilw8tend station. A few rods th:s sde of tho station, tbe engineer, Mr. Rust, discovered the body of a man lying across the track some 20 rods ahead. , He shut off steam, reerscd his ersine and wbistline ou the breaks, but U e train passed over the body .beforo its progress could be checked; n was vey uarn, out tne bead lights of fie engine shono. brightly and the engineer says he saw the roan raise one of l.ia nrma hnfnrn thn t-nin n.ssed overturn. I Tha nncineAF fllsn S.1W that the bodv of the man was badly mangled, and tbe conclusion therefore wm that be bad been run over a short time before by the C, C. & C. train coming east : It is supposed that he endeavored to get aboard or that train while it was in motion, but m'ssing his footing he was thrown uoder the cars ard nearly killed. This supposition being correct, the terrible casualty of which the C, C. St C. train was the unfortunate instrument was fatally fin ished by the C. As T. train. As soon as the engineer of the C. & T. train could stop his engine, he sewed a light and ran back to tho spot where tne body lay. u was ingnuuiiy mangled. The head lay inside the track and was completely severed from the body. . The body was outs;de the track. Papers, money, a carpet sack, a hat and other articles, the property of the ill-fated man, were scattered along the track.- The body and articles were taken aboard the train and brought to the city. . . TnK Wheat FiELts.--Tho Springfield (111.) Jonrmd of the 20th says : ' Wa have made Inauiries of a number of mnnira frinnrii in this and the edioinine eounties, snd tbey sll spoak flatteringly of the prospectsof the planting of wheat. The fields look most beautiful ; the wheat is well sot, and so flourishing that many will pasture it Tho breadth planted it large, and if no bad luck intevenes, will yield an imnAose crop., EMANCIPATION IN MIftSOUBI. The New Orleans Crescent concedes that Missouri must becomes freo State in ten years. Un this subject it says: " We have frequently expressed the opinion in times past, that Missouri was gradually, but surely, approaching a condition that would seeure i triumph of the emancipation cause is that State, and an easy triumph at that The period which has elapned since has confirmed those opinions; and we now entertain little doubt that emancipation will succeed in its work before the expiration of a decade. Hemmed ra on the north, east and west by free soil territory with slave property becoming daily more insecure and less valuable for that reason and with the extraordinary inducements to sell which the high prices of negroes lurtner soutn readily command, fur-uish, it would be wonderful rather than otherwise if the slaveholders then did not dispose of their property and pocket the proceeds, without any regard or care for its effects upon the patriarchal institution at heme. Such Is human nature everywhere. ' " Missouri is partially freesoilized now. and has been for some time, the St. Louis district being represented in Congress by an open and avowed Freesoilcr F. FTBlair, jr. and there is no question whatevej in the minds of intel ligent men, that tbe anti-slavery sentiment is increasing in all portions of the Commonwealth. About the timo Missouri goes, Ken tucky and Maryland will follow suit, and thus the South will be shorn of three great htates deprived of three great frontier bul warks. And the beauty of the thing consists in this: We will have paid the morey to de. prire ourselves of allies, and to weaken our own section ! The profound wisdom of such a policy is so apparent that he who runneth may read." In view of these results the Crescent puti forth the following feeler towards a renewal of the African slave-trade : "But let any one propose to prevent the impending catastrophe by the introduction of additional labor from abroad, or by the adop-tiod of precautionary measures of any description and he is at once cried down as an enemy to the Union, even if harder and more reprehensible terms are not used, by gentlemen who illustrate in their action the proverb of straining at the the gnat and swallowing the camel. The South begins to see that no now State is likely to have a population favorable to Slavery. Even in Texas, when another State shall be carved from her territory, there will be a large majority of the people against the peculiar institution. Considerations of political economy, rather than of morals, con trol the domain of Slavery. In the cotton and sugar States, the peanters look for more negroes. As yet they go to Virginia, wnere siaTes are dear . but they intend to seek a cheaper market in Africa. Each year will witness stronger demonstrations in favor of the fore ign slave-trade. " such ia human na. ture everywhere." N. T. Times. Livinqstose, tub Missionary. A dinner was to be given on Saturday, 13th ult., in London, to Livingstone, the African traveler, on the occasion of his departure for a fresh ex pedition into the interior of Africa. He is furnished with all requisite assistance from the government of England to push his discoveries t6 a sti'l more successful conclusion than heretofore. A sum ef 5,000 has been assigned to him for the prosecution of his enterprise. He is to be accompanied by competent assistants, and, in short, everything appears to have been done which can help him on his way. Dr. Livtngstone is to proceed in the first instance to the Cape of Good Hope. From that point he and his companions will be conveyed in a government vessel to the mouth of the rivor Zambesi, and even there the watchfulness of the government over the travelers is not withdrawn. Dr. Livingstone and his companions are to be conveyed 300 miles up the river in a steam launch, and not until they have been landed in safety at a point so far onward in the vast continent which they are about to explore will they be left to themselves. Col. Sawyer. This gentleman was one' o the speakers at the Mt .Vernon demonstration on tbe 15th inst He is now a rampart Le- comptonite, notwithstanding it is but a short time since he was in this city a firm adhe. 1 rent of the cause of the people. We can only account for this sudden conversion by his re cent visit to Washington. He there got ths cue that it was expected of all office holder to support this measure as a tenure by which their offices wore to be held. He is the Re. ceiver of a land office in Minnesota. .Pjimi Enquirer. Was Maps of a Rib. A young lady, ask ed a surgeon why woman was made from the rib ot a man in preference to any other bone, he gave the following answer : . " She was not taken from his head lest she should rulo overhim ; nor from his feet lest he should trample upon her,bnt she was taken from his side, that she might be his equal ; from under his arm that he might protect her; from next his heart that he might cherish and love her." Q3r The speech of Mr. Stevenson, of Kentucky, to-day, attracted much attention, and gave rise to a ban mot which is worth reporting. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, quoted the observa tion of a French wit, that " the best sped ! mens of oratory we have are in defense of criminals, or in eulogy upon tne aeau," ana ; he mted that it' " was the same in this case, for Lecompton he believed to be dead and knew to be criminal." Wash. Liter. Thb Most PowEnrut or Maoicets. A celebrated lecturer on natural philosophy Was one evening dilating opon the powers of the magnet, defying any one to name or show any thing surpassing its powers. An old gentleman accepted the challenge, much to the lec turer's surprise ; but he nevertheless invited him on the platform, when he told the lectur er that womm was the magnet of magnets s j for if the loadstone on tbe table could attract a piece of Iron for a foot or two, thers was a young woman who, when he wa young I man, nsed to attract him thirteen miles every Sunday to have t chat with bar ! THE WALDENSES. Among the numerous foreicners wh have " left the over-peopled countries of Europe and ' seught somes upon the broad and fertile prai. lies or ine west, none are more frtrgai, Indus' trious and deserving than the Waldenses, class of French Protestants, who settled about a year ago upon a tract of 800 acres f beau tiful prairie land about two miles northeast-of Odell, in Livingston county, near the St , Louis, Alton & Chicago Railroad. Consider- . ble of the ground was broken last summer and sowed with wheat, and quite a delegation is expected soon from Europe, who will be escorted to their hew homes by Rer. Mr. Lor- . raix, a faithful and devoted Protestant pastor among the flock, and improvements of all kinds will then be carried forward vigorously. The Waldenses are very poor in this world' goods, although exceedingly rich in Christian , virtues. In their own count-y they hare suffered great afflictions at tbe hands of Papists' ' for centuries,' and are accustomed to every de- scription of hardsh'p. In tbe section of Francs' from which they come, it is no uncommon , thing for them' te prepare their little gardens' upon a little flat rock by bringing earth from : the valleys in baskets upon their heads, and a patch of ground forty or fifty feet square they have been wont to consider s good sized , farm. Indeed, so poor are they, and so despised and persecuted have they been, that large numbers of them hare been accustomed to live in caved on the sides of mountains, and under projecting rocks. They are, however, as we have said, exceedingly industrious, are deeply religious in their characters, and will make good citizens. They are entering upon a large field of enterprise now, our noble prairies will surely prove a deliverance from want, and they will become a prosperous and happy people. They will prove a very valuable acquisition to tbe manual wealth o f our State. Success attend them. Peoria Transcript. A Bold Dkocha . The following la ths conclusion of Mr. Broderick's nervous sheech ' in the Senate on the Kansas Election frauds 5 " But why enumerate these disgusting details ? The facts are before the people. The are known to the President I e con'inues to keep the men in office who are charged with the commission of these frauds. The result of all their enormity is before us, in the shape of this Lecompton constitution, endor.- 3d by him. Will not the world believe he instigated the commission of these frauds, as he gives strength to 'those who committed them? This portion of my subject is painful for mo to refer to. I wish, sir, for the honor of my country, the story of these fraik s could be blotted from existence. I hope in nurcy, sir, to the boasted intelligence of this age, the historian, when writing a history of these times, will ascribe this attempt of the Executive to force this constitution upon an unwilling people, to 7i fading intellect, t)t petulant passion, and trembling dotage of an old man on the very of th grave. The Reason Wht tub Democrats wxks? Defeated ih Nbw IIamphiiiiib. The New Hampshire Patriot, the leading Buchanan paper at Concord, frankly confesses the cause of the recent overwhelming defeat of Democracy In that State, as follows. It contains a significant warning to its party in other States : The defeat of the Democracy is sufficiently overwhelming to satisfy our most b'Uer opponents. No one ran fall to see the cause : all admit It. The Kansas question has again) crushed us with its ponderous, blind, unreasoning power. Bofore the Lecompton ConstP' tution was brought before the country, our prospect" for success were highly Haltering our triumph seemed to be certain; that matter, with tlte course of t,i Administration upon it, fell like a wet blanket upon the rising courage and earnest zeal o1' our friends, and from that day we were doomed. Shoot vovtn tub Dbssrtbbs. The Washington Union has no mercy on the Douglas1 men. It says : One of our western cotem-poraries wants tot iow " Where he stands ? " Why, sir, you stand in the very center of the Republican ranks. You stand against tha Democratic party, In office and out of office. You stand against the decision of the Senate and House caucus. You stand againstnine-teen-twentieths of the Democratic press. As a Democrat, you sland in the Republican ranks, a DEbERTER, AX ALIEN, AN ENEMY. A Numerous Prooesv. Mr. Samuel Wright is a farmer who resides in Jelferson township, Washington Co., Pa. He is a hale old gentleman of over 80 years, and his good lady is nearly of tbe same ae. He made full tine,and a full hand in a harvest field last year, ' Mr. and Mrs, Wright are the parents of. 18 children, grandp irents of 111, andgreat-grandparents of 45, making an aggregate of 174 children. The old couple are still enjoying excellent health, and are surrounded by the'rchil-dren and children's children. . (T Near the close of his life, Patrick Henry laid his hand on the Bible, and said to a friend, " Here is a book worth more than all others, yet it is my misfortune never to have read it with proper attention until lately." William Pitt when he came to die, said t I fear that I have, like many others, neglected my religious duties too much to have any ground to hope that they can be efficacious on my death bed." The Caors. Accounts from all sections of Ohio represent the wheat as presenting a very promising appearance : and from the limited opportunities we have, bad of observing, we should judge the same umy . be siid in reference to our own county. Tbe spring thus far has been nnususlly mild snd pleasant, and favorable to the growth of graiu. Delaware (mf tette. .. . . , , ' . ,, fjr At Ripley, Ohio, the proprietor of 4 gambling saloon was recently converted, and at bis request a daily prayer meeting was or ganized in his rooms, and it is being carriexi on with great animation, frt" Ladies are like watches prettf enough to look at sweet faces and delicate hands, but somewhat jiiincuit to " regelate," when once set "agoing." (p An old bachelor left a boarding boo In which were a number of old maids, on ac count of the "miserable fair" set, bsfor him at table. ' . ' (Sir Borrow not thy neighbor's aewspaper nor lounge aliout stores and barber shops to steal the reading of one ! but go to him that hath it to sell, and buy for thyself. ' (tT Why is coffe like an axe wltt) a dull edge ? Btcanse it requires to be gronnj,